HELP US EMPOWER AFRICA
ONE VILLAGE AT A TIME
GEA Vegetable farm - Tomato harvest
GEA Vegetable farm
GEA Vegetable farm
In five years, three goats multiplied to yield four cows
New HW School Computer Lab
HW girls fetching water 15 min from their homes
Birhan Cooperative members weeding pepper plants
Birhan Cooperative members weeding tomato plants
Sustainable agriculture
Sustainable Agriculture
Sustainable Agriculture
Addisu Ote
Goats have power to uplift families from poverty
HW computer lab
HW Village girls fetching water at village center
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What We Do

Improve education and livelihood of poor rural African communities
Go to Rural Agriculture and Development

Rural Agriculture and Development

Grow East Africa is partnering with the local community to elevate poverty by distributing 3 goats (2 female 1 male) to rural in-need families and training them on how to care for the animals. GEA is also helping a group of internally displaced ladies, and local in-need families to improve their livelihoods by growing nutritional vegetables, quinoa, and teff.

Go to Education

Education

Education is a primary key to overcoming poverty and building lasting opportunities for growth and development. Burji District school infrastructures are in state of disrepair and the schools lack modern teaching materials including computers and access to textbooks and libraries.

Go to Clean Water

Clean Water

Many young and elderlies suffer from water born illness such as diarrhea due to usage of unclean water. In most places people and animals share the same source of water for drinking and house hold use

Go to Health Service

Health Service

In the Burji District of Southern Ethiopia for a population of 100,000, there are no hospitals. Instead, the community is serviced with three inadequately resourced clinics. Patients travel over 100 Km to receive health service.

Your donation of $100 will sustain a student for a month

Our Mission

Empower poor African rural communities for sustainable growth and development
Global partnering to impact lives in poor rural Africa

DBCO aka Grow East Africa is an international non-profit organization headquartered in San Marcos, California, with membership from North America, Europe, Australia and Africa.

Our vision is a prosperous Burji community living in peace and harmony.

Our Mission is partnering with minority and marginalized Burji communities in S. Ethiopia and N. Kenya to create lasting educational and livelihood opportunities.

DBCO will accomplish these goals by partnering with communities, local government and other national and international NGOs.

  • Most important factor to overcome poverty.

  • Poor health service result in children not attending school and farmers not working on the farm- all result in poverty.

  • Waterborne illnesses are one of the primary factors in children missing school and remaining in poverty.

  • Rural farmers use subsistence farming with poor crop rotation that often result in poor yield and uncertainity

Our Board

We are group of dedicated volunteers excited about our mission

Yohannes Chonde (Ph.D.)

Founder / CEO
A successful life thru the generosity and goodwill of many. It’s been an amazing journey from a village in Ethiopia to a Doctor in Chemistry, 27 years of R&D at the Dow Chemical Company, and Hwellt-Packard. We succeed by helping others succeed! It’s time to give back to the community!

Dr. Meshe D Chonde

Board Member
Dr. Meshe Chonde is a dedicated young physician-driven to help underserved rural families and children to improve their livelihoods. He believes education is the most important tool that can change lives for better.

Craig H. Neilson

Secretary
Craig Neilson is a businessman and humanitarian individual who spends most of his time caring for the well being of animals and people. Craig believes in sharing the abundance he has to fulfill a significant purpose in life, which is to help people and animals in need.

Wato Seif Mohammed

Country Manager
Wato has a bachelor’s degree in statistics and economics and he has over 15 years of experience working for international NGOs including Save the Children. Wato believes helping others is the best way to realize once value.

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